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And commands it to strike.
33 His thunder declares it,
The cattle also, concerning the rising
36:15 opens their ears in oppression. This storm.
was a new insight and perhaps the most help-
ful thing Elihu said.He went beyond all that had Psalm 99:1–9
been said about God’s using suffering to chas- he LORD reigns;
ten and bring repentance. He was saying that T Let the peoples tremble!
God used suffering to open men’s ears,to draw He dwells between the cherubim;
them to Himself. But as long as Job kept com- Let the earth be moved!
plaining, he was turning to iniquity rather than 2 The LORD is great in Zion,
drawing near to God in his suffering (vv.16–21).
And He is high above all the peoples.
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Let them praise Your great and
awesome name—
Into a broad place where there is no He is holy.
restraint;
And what is set on your table would be 4 The King’s strength also loves justice;
full of richness. You have established equity;
17 But you are filled with the judgment You have executed justice and
due the wicked; righteousness in Jacob.
Judgment and justice take hold of you. 5 Exalt the LORD our God,
18 Because there is wrath, beware lest He And worship at His footstool—
take you away with one blow; He is holy.
For a large ransom would not help you 6 Moses and Aaron were among His
avoid it.
19 Will your riches, priests,
Or all the mighty forces, And Samuel was among those who
called upon His name;
Keep you from distress?
20 Do not desire the night, They called upon the LORD, and He
When people are cut off in their place. 7 answered them.
21 Take heed, do not turn to iniquity, He spoke to them in the cloudy pillar;
For you have chosen this rather than They kept His testimonies and
the ordinance He gave them.
affliction.
8 You answered them, O LORD our God;
22 “Behold, God is exalted by His power;
Who teaches like Him? You were to them God-Who-Forgives,
23 Though You took vengeance on their
Who has assigned Him His way, deeds.
Or who has said, ‘You have done 9
wrong’? Exalt the LORD our God,
And worship at His holy hill;
24 “Remember to magnify His work, For the LORD our God is holy.
Of which men have sung.
25 Everyone has seen it;
Man looks on it from afar.
26 “Behold, God is great, and we do not 99:5 His footstool. In general, this is a
know Him; metaphor for the temple in Jerusalem (Is.60:13;
Nor can the number of His years be Lam.2:1); but more specifically, for the ark of the
discovered. covenant (1 Chr. 28:2). Footstools were included
27 For He draws up drops of water, with the thrones of the kings of Israel (2 Chr.9:18).
Which distill as rain from the mist,
28 Which the clouds drop down 99:9 His holy hill. This is the hill in Jerusalem
And pour abundantly on man. where the temple was (Pss. 15:1; 24:3), and
29 Indeed, can anyone understand the where it will be located in the future messian-
spreading of clouds, ic kingdom (Is. 24:23).
The thunder from His canopy?
Look, He scatters His light upon it, Proverbs 23:22–25
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And covers the depths of the sea.
31 22 Listen to your father who begot you,
For by these He judges the peoples;
He gives food in abundance. And do not despise your mother when
32 He covers His hands with lightning, she is old.
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